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Burns 1r-Roenes, 0F CAPE 'ELIZABETH, MAINE.

Lettera Patent No. 68,792, dated September 10, 1867. i

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAYHCONCRN:

Be it known that I, RFUS D. ROGERS, of Cape Elizabeth, in the county ofCnmberland, and State of Maine, have invented a new and useful ImprovedWinch; and I hereby declare the followingV to be a full, clear.,

and exact description thereof, which will enable others to make and usemy invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specication, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan of myinvention. 1 l Figure 2 is u. detail of the barrel, shaft, and gearedwheel, and illustrates the manner in which the same may be thrown out ofgear. f i

Figure 3 shows a side view of the truck to which are connected the'lever and pawl by which the winch is operated, and shows also the mannerin which the truck is connected with its shaft.

Myinvention has relationA to a new combination andV arrangement ofdevices t9 constitute an improved winch, thc diii'erent parts of which,a nd their operation, I will describe as follows:

a shows a barrel on the shaft b, upon which is also the large gear c.This shaft revolves in bearings 1 2.3.

d is a latch which fits into the groove e. when the shaft is in theposition shown in iig. 1, and retains the shaft in such position. j' isanother shaft, having bearings 4 5, also gears q h z'. Upon this shaftis alsorset the truck j, to which truck is rigidly attached the lever 7chaving the pawl m. n 4is a latch fitting into a groove'on the shaftf,similar to the groove e on the shaft 6. This latch n maybe raised so asto allow -the gear z' to be thrown .out from c, as indicated by the redlines in fig. 1. p isa pawl working in the 'gear or ratchet'g to sus-'tain any weight or strain brought upon the barrel a. The truckj iscomposed of two parts, one part of which fits around the shaftf; theportion in a groove in said shaft, as shown in fig. 3. This portion iscomposed of two semi-circular pieces, as shown in the same figure, whichpieces, being removed from the truck and from their groove in thc shaft,will'admit of the truck being slipped oif from the track. 'r s show twoarms secured in the head t, eachhaving a bolt andY link similar tothatillu'strated at u, for the purpose of connectingfthe said arms withthe frame A B, as shown at v. The head t has the sliding-bolt w, whichhas thehead, rectangular shank',

and hook, as illustrated in the drawing. The aperture in the hea'd t isalso rectangular in form, and the square portion of thc'bolt w fitsaccurately therein. The purpose of this is, when the arms s areconnected withthcVV frame A. B, and the hook on the bolt inserted intoor connected with any object for the purpose of holding the frame in anydesired position, that the said frame may not cant or tip, which wouldbe the case if the boltsha-nk were round. Pressing the holt w inward, asshown by the dotted lines, it canbe turned to either side, as thereinalso indicated, in the same way.

\v The operation of the different parts of my invention is as follows:Connect the hook on the boltw with any fixed object, in order to holdthe machine stationary in position; turn the shaftf by the lever whichmoves the said shaft by means of the pawl m in the ratchet or gear h,thus revolving the gear i which matches the larger gear c, and thusrevolves the barrel a, upon which is attached and wound 'the cord orother article connected with" the object to be moved. By raisingA thelatch d and moving theishaft b, as shown xrg. 2, the two gears t' and-care thrown out of gear, and the work of themachine may be done directlyfrom theshaft f. The shaftf may also bc thrown out of gear, andeitherfor b may be operated aloneby 'cranks applied at aj in'. 4Myinvention can be usefully employed for various purposes, and amongothers, on shipboard,tin the manner in which4 similar machines areusually employed. i i

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is 1. ,The combination and arrangement of the shaft f, pawl p, ratchetg, ratchet It, leverk, truck j, pawl m, and'v gear s', with the gear c,shaft b, and barrel a, all as and designed to operate n the manner andfor the pu'rposes 'hereinbefore set forth.

2. In combination with the shaft f, the latch n and its groove on thesaid shaft, as and for the. purposes set forth.

3; In combination with the shaft b and groove e, the latch d, as and forthe purposes setA forth. 4. '.llhc combination of the arms r s, head t,and adjustable bolt w, as and for thepurposes specified.

i nUFUs n ROGERS.

Witnesses: t

WM. HENRY CLIFFORD, HENRY C. HcUsroN.

